ABSTRACT
In changing a family's frame of a problem or reframing its presenting concern, the perceptual, emotional, and conceptual scheme for the problem is given a different meaning (Watzlawick, Weakland, & Fisch, 1974). The cognitive frame that gives meaning to a particular sequence of organized family behaviors is altered, making possible a different interpretation of the problem and, in turn, often precipitating new solution perceptions and behaviors (de Shazer, 1982).
